Regional Hospital Wanica

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Regional Hospital Wanica
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Regional Hospital Wanica (February 2020)
Regional Hospital Wanica
Geography
Location Lelydorp, Wanica, Suriname
Coordinates 5°42′21″N55°10′15″W / 5.70597°N 55.17077°W / 5.70597; -55.17077 Coordinates: 5°42′21″N55°10′15″W / 5.70597°N 55.17077°W / 5.70597; -55.17077
Organisation
Funding Government hospital
Services
Beds180 [1]
History
Opened7 February 2020 [2]
Links
Website Regional Hospital Wanica Facebook page
Lists Hospitals in Suriname

Regional Hospital Wanica (Dutch: Regionaal Ziekenhuis Wanica) is a hospital in Lelydorp, Suriname. The hospital opened on 7 February 2020 in its initial stage, [2] and serves the Wanica District. With 180 [1] beds and 9 ICU beds, [3] it will be a full-service hospital for the region without the need to go to Paramaribo. [4] Antoine Elias, Minister of Health, reported that the radiology, laboratory, mortuary and emergency aid department were still under construction. [2]

The construction of the hospital was sponsored by China who donated US$28 million. The government of Suriname spend SRD 120 million. [2] The hospital is expected to have a staff of between 350 and 400 people when fully completed. [1]

COVID-19 pandemic

Even though the Regional Hospital Wanica was still partially under construction, it was decided to the use the hospital to quarantine suspected COVID-19 patients, [5] and as one of the locations for general quarantine. [6] Antoine Joly, the eighth case of COVID-19 in Suriname whose condition was mild, [7] was treated in the Regional Hospital Wanica between 24 and 29 March. [8] [9] On 5 April, the hospital was officially considered ready to handle COVID-19 patients at a specialised ward. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ziekenhuis Wanica in april volledig operationeel". Shoeket (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Regionaal Ziekenhuis Wanica gaat eerste fase in". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "AZP-team heeft Wanica Ziekenhuis gereed voor Covid-19 zorg". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wanica Ziekenhuis". Hospital By (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Corona wordt wereldwijd probleem". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Verpleegkundigen niet voldoende beschermd tegen Covid-19". De West. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "St. Laurent afgesloten van rest Frans-Guyana". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "French Ambassador in isolation in Wanica Hospital". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Original from Sarthe, the French ambassador to Suriname has been infected". Ouest France (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "AZP-team heeft Wanica Ziekenhuis gereed voor Covid-19 zorg". Star Nieuws. Retrieved 9 May 2020.


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